Unauthorised Occupants

| Navigating the Legalities

Managing authorised and unauthorised occupiers in rental properties can present complex challenges for landlords and letting agents. An unauthorised occupier is someone who lives in the property without the landlord’s permission. They are not named in the tenancy agreement and have no legal rights to remain in the property.

This often constitutes a breach of the tenancy agreement, and the landlord has the right to seek their removal. In this infosheet we look at two types of unauthorised occupants, subletting and squatters, and give our top tips as well as include case studies from property legal experts, Woodstock Legal Services.